100 Quotes by Flying Lotus

I'm always seeing stuff and imagining scenes in my head when I'm making music.

I'm a geek, man.

I had the whole 'Ghostbusters' toy set with the firehouse and the car and everything. Sometimes I'd use my grandpa's camera and make little stop-motion cartoons with those toys - I was definitely a weird kid.

I actually really liked the music to the 'Friday the 13th' Nintendo game. I still listen to it all the time. I sampled it in a couple records, too. It's hypnotic and dark but also really pretty.

I can't let darkness be what guides my decisions. I can't let that be what guides how I treat people. I can't let that be what drives my art, either.

I was a real big fan of Lil Wayne when he first came out.

I was 10 years old when the Northridge quake happened, and I lived right in the area, so it was a traumatic thing for me. I'd never had anything like that happen before. It's always stuck with me.

In high school, I was that guy who was trying to be cool with everybody, but I never really had a core group of friends.

I love 'Pop Team Epic,' which is really trippy.